In the rich history of the game of chess, games have been
won in many curious & devious ways but to win a game without touching a single
piece is taking it bit too far.
But there is a way, albeit...
2013/07/31
2013/07/27
SO LONG YOUR HIGHNESS
The checkmate on a long diagonal is literally (and geometrically!)
the longest checkmate that can occur on a chess board. Just Imagine playing Qh1+ and
mating the black king on a8! Unfortunately this...
2013/07/25
ONLY BLUNDER YOU CAN MAKE BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS
Something that always puzzled (and irritated) me is why non chess media
almost always represent the chess board inaccurately. They either have a black
square on the right corner (or should I say wrong...
2013/07/24
DISAPPEARING ACTS
In a game played in 2006 between two moderately rated British
players, following position was reached after black’s 14th move.
RUDD-ROBERTSON 2006WHITE TO MOVE
15. e5
White played this...
2013/07/23
THE ART OF (UN)CASTLING
All of us know about ‘Castling’.
But have you ever heard about ‘Uncastling’? Well now you have.
A delightful little chess
problem composed by Gerald F. Anderson in 1917 demonstrates the uses...
2013/07/18
CHANGING THE RULES
As you may know already, chess problem composers are a
clever lot. You can trust them not to miss an opportunity to exploit even the slightest
loop hole in the rules book. Over the years, ambiguities...
